Chapter 40: The Dragon's Veiner
Linda filled her stomach as she explained to the crowd why she was following the group. Now that she has appeared, she has no intention of hiding anything, and has been following everyone in detail about her actions.
"Is it just a matter of getting started?" Faced with Linda's explanation, the trio of lancets had to smile bitterly.
They believed that Linda had no ill intentions, after all, in the mercenary union, the little girl in charge of registration tasks had always taken good care of them, and often gave them some well-paid mercenary tasks.
It's just that the people who can make decisions now are not them, and whether they can accept Linda's explanation depends on the meaning of Qin Lun and others. However, looking at Linda's fearless appearance, it is estimated that everyone will accept it or not, and she doesn't care very much.
"What do you think, Mastasya?" Qin Lun turned his head to the Highland Elf and asked.
"I felt that what she said was credible, in fact, I was also puzzled at the time, the speed of the ghost-faced squid chasing us was a little slow, and I didn't expect that there were still people secretly helping." Mastasya looked at Linda, who was full of oil, and said with a smile in her eyes.
Qin Lun and Hill glanced at each other and nodded, Linda's explanation seemed flawed to them. At least these two thoughtful apostles didn't believe that the little girl had done Sifer and the Bloodthirsty Mercenary Group a small favor just on a whim.
Judging from the time, neither Sifo nor the Blood Piercing Mercenary Group had ever thought of going so deep into the Land of the Dead and also entering the Troll's Claws. If it's just like before, going around the periphery of the Land of the Dead, then Linda's so-called help can stand.
So, another question arises, if that's all there is to it, then why would Linda come and take care of them herself? Sifer and her are not related, and the trio of blood piercing has some friendship with her, but they are not to the point of life and death.
Of course, in fact, Linda was really just a whim, and not as many conspiracy theories as the two guys imagined.
Despite many doubts, Qin Lun and Hill pressed down. Because there is one thing they believe, and that is that Linda should have no ill will. Otherwise, along the way, the little girl has many opportunities to start, and she doesn't even have to do it herself, as long as she destroys their rescue and escape operations.
"Miss Linda, according to you, you are not the only one trailing person behind our team, there is another Legendary-level bounty assassin?" Qin Lun's heart moved, and he remembered another question in the little girl's narrative.
"Well, he followed all the way to the entrance to the Troll's Claw." Linda tilted her head and thought about it, suddenly wrinkled her beautiful eyebrows, flattened her mouth and said, "However, after this guy was warned by me, it seems that he really gave up." At least after the cave of the eight-eyed spider, I couldn't feel his breath. ā
In fact, the bounty assassin did not give up because of Linda's warning, and his attention had later shifted to Bodrian's treasure. I don't know if I got other clues, so I didn't continue to follow up.
"One last question!" Qin Lun raised a finger and asked cautiously, "We have felt a powerful aura on you, which shows that your strength is indeed enough to stop the Ghost Face Squid, but ...... What the hell are you? ā
After Qin Lun asked this, except for the two ordinary people in the team, Xifo and Mason, everyone's heartstrings were highly tense, and they seemed a little extra careful.
After Linda fell from the sky, she didn't hide her breath anymore. With the strength of Qin Lun and the others, it was easy to sense that this aura was a little too huge, so huge that it was not like a human of any bloodline.
Linda didn't seem to feel the strange atmosphere around her, and when she heard Qin Lun's question, she suddenly showed a look of distress on her face, shook her head fiercely, blinked her eyes and said pitifully, "I'm a human being!" ā
Everyone was slightly stunned, with different expressions, but one thing was very unified, that is, no one would believe in the little girl anymore, and they all had a look of "you liared the ghost".
"I'm really human!" Linda sighed in annoyance, "It's just that the ancestor's bloodline is a bit complicated, to be precise, I'm a dragon vein, a dragon vein magician!" ā
This time, everyone understood, and they all comprehended it.
Most of the dragons in the continent of Faren are beyond legendary creatures, they are born with magical abilities, and with extremely high physical defense, they hardly have any natural enemies.
Although they are few in number, each appearance brings great disaster. Therefore, there is no other intelligent race on the continent that is not afraid of the dragon race, and the warrior who can slay the dragon will become a legend of the era.
The Elven King of the Keldomo Moon - Tesser, who became the protagonist of the epic story of that era, was precisely because he killed the adult red dragon in the two mountains.
To this day, there are still very few legendary figures who hold the title of dragon slayer, and the so-called dragon slayer as some bards say that they have only gathered a crowd to kill some wurm, which is not the same as a real dragon slayer.
However, with the passage of time, the continent of Faren has changed over time, and the human beings with a large population have become the dominant people in the continent. Many powerful ancient dragons have either traveled to other planes, or have fallen into a deep sleep and begun to hide from the world so as not to attract the prying eyes of other races.
The remaining dragons are no longer as unscrupulous as they were in ancient times, and their people are becoming fewer and fewer.
If some dragons wake up from their slumber, they will use dragon magic to change their body and walk the world again, becoming familiar with some of the changes in the world and new magical knowledge during their sleep.
It's just that dragons are inherently promiscuous, and when these dragons use human and elven images to walk the world, most of them will leave behind some of their own humanoid descendants, which is the original origin of the dragon veiners.
The most common dragon-veiners are elves and humans, perhaps because the appearance of elves and humans is the most in line with the aesthetics of dragons, at least no one has heard of some ugly races, such as goblins and gnomes, who also have dragon-veins.
As they grow up, the Dragon-Veiners will awaken some innate abilities from their bloodlines. Both the physique and the elemental sensing power are several times stronger than ordinary people. They are natural spellcasters, and have a lifespan comparable to that of a pure-blooded elf.
The aura that everyone sensed from Linda was a faint dragon breath, which also showed that although the little girl in front of her had not reached the legendary level, she still had the strong strength to block the ghost-faced squid and the legendary assassin.
After solving the doubts in their hearts, everyone's expressions were much more relaxed. However, the three Apostles in the team were twinkling in their eyes and were communicating in the team channel.
"There will definitely be a big plot mission on this girl!" Hill said with a smile.
With Qin Lun's rescue of Elistine, the mood of the three apostles to find the plot mission began to heat up again.
At this time, the "Bodean's Trail" mission that the three of them received was still there, but all three of them were sensitive to the fact that this mission was about to disappear. Perhaps the quest would have stopped when they had stepped out of the troll's claws, and there would have been less than ten days left for them.
Originally, the Char Knight armor on Rick's body gave Qin Lun and the others the idea of exploring. It's just that this is the knight's privacy after all, and even if they are in trouble now, they don't necessarily want people to sue them.
What's more, the Char Kingdom is in the south of the continent, and they are going north at this time, so it is difficult to say whether they can receive the relevant plot tasks. But as a dragon veiner, Linda will definitely be involved in a lot of important plots, and it will be easier to work on her.
As for directly killing Linda, the dragon veiner, the three apostles didn't think much about it. The Dragon-Veiners are not dragons after all, and they are of little value compared to the plot clues they provide. Besides, against a dragon vein mage who didn't know the depth of his strength, they might not be able to win.
Besides, Linda is now willing to be a strong fighter for the team, so why bother the three apostles.
"Mastassia is a master harpist, maybe you can test the plot too!" Rand proposes another one to build yƬ.
"It's not too late to talk about this when we're safe!" Qin Lun hesitated for a moment, then said, "Maybe you have forgotten Elistine, in fact, why she entered the land of death to find me may also be a plot clue. ā
Hill and Rand looked at each other and smiled, they certainly hadn't forgotten Elistine. As an elf druid who has experienced many epic plots with Qin Lun, he is naturally the biggest plot provider.
It's just that they can see that Elistin has a weak relationship with Qin Lun, and Qin Lun himself doesn't mention it, so they have to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
However, as soon as Qin Lun thought of this question, he couldn't sit still, sat down next to the elf druid, and asked in a low voice, "Elistine, why did you come to the Land of Death in the first place?" ā
"You...... After the disappearance, we all thought that Santarin was going to make a fuss, and we stayed at Baldur's Gate for a while. Elistine glanced at him and said angrily, "It's just that you also know that Milleras and the dwarven prince Lorraine are both burdened with important responsibilities and cannot stay at Baldur's Gate for long, and in the end, only me and Idria are left. ā
"Didn't that kid from Milleras persuade you?" Qin Lun touched his nose awkwardly and asked a little strangely.
"Milleras has faith in you, and has been persuading me to leave first." Elistin pursed his lips and pretended to be annoyed, "Now it looks like he's right, you're so alive and kicking, we're all worrying about it for nothing!" ā
Illistine's eyes were a little misty, obviously caught up in his previous memories, "I was very worried at the time, and I had been frantically searching for traces of the Santarin Society. Later, Idria couldn't see it anymore, so she dragged me into the mercenary union, wanting to make money while doing tasks and continuing to inquire about you. ā
Speaking of this, the elf druid's eyes were a little red, "I know that she is trying to let me let go of my burden in disguise, but I haven't been able to appreciate it for a long time." Finally, by chance, we learned that several members of the Santarim Society had entered the Land of Death.
It just so happened that at that time, Sifer issued a mission in the Mercenary Guild to recruit people to enter the Land of the Dead...... You'll know what happens next! ā